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In spite of two major amendments to the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its rôle remains to a large degree defined by its purposes as set out in the original Article I.
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de Vries, T. (1985). Policies and Responsibilities of the International Monetary Fund: Back to Basics. In: van Ewijk, C., Klant, J.J. (eds) Monetary Conditions for Economic Recovery. Financial and Monetary Policy Studies, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5149-5_11
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